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- ee oc jabaks tas. pasate aceite it OIC ge ORCI OIE / THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1921 HIL¥ at one of the theatres the <with a unique world’s record. ‘This man is George Mayer and he has attended more theatrical “first nights” than anybody cise on earth Mayer has en a first-nighter arly forty years and hi seen jeatre in New Y der for two front + vin for every first might p rmance { houses, and it has becn so for years, of late Mr ayer has had his mother with him nd she has quite a “tirst night” record of her own Mr. Mayer bex performances y panion of A. L. Iramatic critic eury. He developed a liking them and it has never Jeft him “T saw ‘The Black Crook’ when i first opened at Niblo’s he last night cpening performances players of bygune days. Invariably nitial ng s the com ks, who was then the Sunday Mer for “T saw row aren't like they used to be "Che society and the elite of Broad- way turned out in force, Then a p miere was an event. Now there are 80 many of them that ig is almost necessary to run to get around to them all.” Mr, Mayer hopes to dowble his} | record before FOYS HAVE A COMEDY Eddie Voy and the Foy standing he quits anny are to appear in a comedy with songe as soon as they finish their engagement in Keith vaude- ville. W 1 Mack wrote the com- edy while est at the Foy home ently, Atier Willard got to feeling boarded ‘ain for Calgary ? 1 saw of Bill,” said Mr Foy, “he was in the train reading & newspaper upside down TREAT FOR HUNTINGTON on, 1. 1, ist “on Sept. 1 On that sent bis He Mr, Faverehd and ve is rehe Huntington is of residence comapny there. MEEHAN’S NEW PLAY John Mbchar Ine, “ play called “The Ma by James W. us the | . Kath. pe Ww. Raymond Duncan ter, ph Gath rie, », Justin Lees and Bily Burgh. John Meehan formerly a stage director for Ge M. Cohan BESSIE AND THE CR We thought the silly about over, but the followin tbout Bessie Barriscale from a mirer” indicates we thought wrong: | Oh, Disporting there Where foamy breakers 1out Unconscious she Now scems ta be OF trouble that's w stor A mammoth crab A sudden grab A Barriscale wid yell! Alas! Alas! The rest we'll pusy | Yoo painful. tis, to tell, Bessie fair, be reviv n the | * Midnigh Barty 1 have been a Well of the pefeld jr and Lark Br to the cast of aints.” | in the Gilpin Baltimore on Kilbourn ( rdon, In lirect John Cromwel kett and Freddie nin “Pe sonal Saturday night. Barney Bernard Blocks Awa in Tw FOOLISHMENT. By HB. Jr) A little smile, oh, now and then Is relished by the best of me And people say yowre vwful lucky, If that same tucky smile comes from Ken- A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY No wonder wooks dark. Br gnows and there FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, “What dows Eng 1 acsive most?" “The fice seas,” “And what ‘zerland want theatrica dway season has two negro er coming oat “The freedom of the cheese” SS jeus Papp, ng at Pelham, has castor of lollypop. His poem follows: My dad woutd quit his hat of strat, | For it as getting pretty rau But he can't think ir OUR YOUNGER POETS } d nine years, v- | set out ty win the ust what he done With Wie felt lids aint we got funy AND SO THEY WERE WED. We ran across Frederick MeKay and en Van Biane, prima donna, ont Iway to-day Mr Mr. MeKay and J d married ‘Tuesday e tank, No J v when was pheying in “May- “and he was the company man- r We ulated them both ’ and congratulated Shubert, producers of ITLL po ME Good To “Ti STATION —y The, car r~ ee Ne: UGHIG PP Sour , WIFE 1 RIDE “Too MUCH IN + TNEED EXERCISE ie SoU MEAN TO SAY WOU WANT A DWoRCE a ON “WHE GROUNDS THAT CANT CooK AY eee) A DECENT MEAL SUDGE WALK “To 4+ Gosu, But mM GONNA “THAT 8,30 \F 1 HOOF 1 BETTER HAVE. BLANCHE DRIVE. ME OVER! We =— oOH- Mom? ) RoBsie NEARLY \TumMPed OFF HE ‘ ROOK OF OUR. ATI LITTLE MARY MIXUP miss With J 1 CAN WALK IT Tomorrow ! a WHY “THATS No GROUNDS \ i FoR DIVORCE Yy oem Sp | suDGE- | WouLD, ‘You MIND COMIN \ "Rous SOME EVENIN’— p 4 Stwurip ‘ a = 7 TM GLAD 1 BROUGHT \T Home For HER - NoW SHE'LL HAVE SOMETHING To PLAY ‘Sit uP, BUDDy- ~ I rust TEACH you | theee S onsy / L ONE THING \ BoHters +m - ( b x —— ar Late CANT Quite ) t) | MAKE UP His PMIND TO Do iT! {an TAKE DINNER WITH = ES KATINKA — CALL THAT STUPID UTTLE MUTT For ME ~ 1 TH SR-M BRINKER Natural Mistake! | Lous, EVANS t | “Bree Sat tT THE | BABY xine KITCHEN IN CRADLE . CRADLE RECOVERING RAPIDLY ( ian GIANT TTT ) ond Sali Gat IN SULLIVAI g (Giat COUNTY MEASURES 7 OVER 2 Feet “YJ HERE SH & ¥ THEY ARE iS ALL EARS . O8 OF BAKERS | IN WISCONSIN. | 407sa BROWN ALMA GLUCK, OPERA SINGER GOING To EUROPE FoR LONG SLEEPS IN LONDON, PARIS AND VENICE « ANOTHER. SWUB FOR PHILADELPHIA MIRROR GIVES CLUE To THEFT ATTEMPT AS INTRUDER IS SEEN THROUGH SHAVING GLASS. A THIEF (S WoT THE ONLY ONE A CURSOR REFLECTS Y, a a) GONNA, MOVE OuTA (PO, } .) \\ FLATBUSH | Home BRew | HOOCH BLOWS uP CuPBoARD IN ACTORS $105 Every Week In Awards Three of $10.00 Nine of 5.00 Thirty of 1.00 | For Children Under 15 Years of Age ‘To stimulate interest in drawing | umong the New York school children, The Evening World ts publishing three days each week an oncom. pleted similar to the printed here to-day, strip ouc For the best work done in com. pleting each strip The World will make ONE anard of TEN DOLLARS, WHREE awards of FIVE DOL. LARS. WEN awards of ONE DOLLAR, Evening | EVENING WORLD’S SUMMER SCHOOL OF DRAWING—No. LITTLE. BO-PEEP You will be eligible to receive dm tures in the strip are drawn. award ff yon have not yet reached your fifteenth birthday at the time With a word rhyming with “CHAIR.” | us is important yoor drawing is made, WHAT TO DO, Complete the rhyme in the accom | panying strip and draw the missing | ered | picture to fit your rhyme in the same | pears (style as that in which the other pics § print SAID, 1M GOING TO SWEEP id 2} TREN SHE SWEPT aw“ CHAIR \corner 0 Your completed rhyme must endjin which | It is not required of any contestant that the strip from the paper be used jin submitting drawings. Yourd Note that to-doy's nun 2% Bee that y) awing the same number and alse Number #9 tm the lower Iit!No deawi pinned to it (not pasted) a note from one of your parents or your guardian stating your present age and the date you were born (year, month, day).|sumonur Drawing School. SHE POKED AwAr BENEATH -THE BED — 29 SEE THIS PAGE TO-MORROW FOR NAMES OF AWARD WINNERS AND $10 AWARD WINNING DR AWING FOR STRIP NO. 26. | BOARDING | HOUSE « NEW { KIND OF SCENE SHIFTER. es Bees | | BOSTON OFFICIALS SAY | THEIR LUNCHROOMS COLLECT SOO PERCENT -—~ PRoFit. BEANS ARE 1000 ON A PLaTE” ERE — 1 SuPPoRT many ) | [ A ONE ARMED CHAIR OH ana) LONG ISLAND j ZO} | ¢ DID You FARMER FINDS |) HEAR ENGAGEMENT | } Flopo } RING IN , ma YAS if ICKEN ial : | {ENGAGED ag THROAT. f the envelope \pachuge accompanied by such a note, giving) The $10 award winning drawing 2 ge your drawing maited. | the statistics required. PRINT your| willl be published on this page one ane USUALLY ‘om to-morrow, togethe - ans ang address and the number of | the names of the 14 award winners. \ “INO 17 lipped or | YUE drawing at top of the same ahzet.) 1” Riana wane silat caiGe \ on rawing must have olipp Your completed drawing must be J wen | 4 received by The Evening World not later than 5 P. M. Monday.) Aug, 29. Address Editor, World's * O, Ror ing will be considered unless 4/40, City Mall Station, New York ity 4 ning any of the drawings submitted. In fairness to all, shall be entitled to more than one $10 award, two $5 during the course of these drawing competitions . no competitor or five $1 awards CHLKEN'S N | = J FINGER, oe